Bam! Grabs Ecks Vs. Sever for PS2

In its ongoing push to become a more powerful publisher in the North American market, publisher Bam! Entertainment today announced it has secured the videogame rights to the movie Ecks vs. Sever for PlayStation 2.

The movie Ecks vs. Sever, due in theaters this November, stars Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu. The PS2 game is also slated to hit shelves in the same month. Ecks vs. Sever is the best first-person shooter on the Game Boy Advance to date.

In development with Zombie Studios, Ecks vs. Sever is based on the Lithtec game engine, on which Sierra's No One Lives Forever is also based. Players can choose either Ecks or Sever in the game, each with their own weaknesses and strengths, such as various quantities and kinds of ammunition, armor, and differing health ratios. Ecks vs. Sever features 20 single-player levels, and a customizable four-person multiplayer mode (via Multitap).

"The action and intrigue of Franchise Pictures' upcoming film made it a property we felt would translate well onto a console," said Alain Tascan, vice president of Worldwide Product Development for BAM! Entertainment. "The quality of Ecks vs. Sever Game Boy Advance and the excitement over the upcoming film means that players are already invested in these intriguing characters and their world of government conspiracies, and Zombie Studios is the perfect choice as a developer to bring Ecks vs. Sever to life on the PlayStation 2."

Written by Alan McElroy, the film is being produced by Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens, Chris Lee and Kaos. Kaos also directs. Zombie Studios previously has worked on Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials, Atlantis, SPEC OPS: Rangers Lead the Way, Alcatraz: Prison Break among other games.